title: Addison's disease secondary to prostatic carcinoma. A case report.
abstract: Adrenal cortical insufficiency secondary to destruction of the cortex by a metastatic tumor is a rare condition. Addison's disease is usually caused by an autoimmune process or by a tuberculous infection. We report a case of adrenal insufficiency as the first clinical manifestation of a metastatic prostate carcinoma that occurred simultaneously with an active pulmonary infection by M. tuberculosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Granollers Hospital, Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Navarro
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Felip
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Garcia
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bellmunt
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Jolis
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Morales
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Rubio
mesh_terms: D000224:Addison Disease / Q000209:etiology*; D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000556:secondary*; D000307:Adrenal Gland Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D000310:Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000556:secondary*; D000368:Aged; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms; D014383:Tuberculosis, Endocrine / Q000175:diagnosis; D001749:Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology